NK2015_Feb02

Scan

UT

Source

Command

Az

El

Pointing X, Y, Focus

Tau225

Comment

1

10:15

2251+158

Track

0 0 -1.3

0.3-0.5

project t21, start after de-icing on all night (stopped 1.5h ago)

2-6

10:15

2251+158

focusliss

0 0 -1.3

0.3-0.5

clouds are coming in...

7

10:15

2251+158

cross

0 0 -1.1

0.3-0.5

Missing XML file (recovered manually)

8

10:15

2251+158

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

Missing XML file (recovered manually) -> rebooting of a process

9

10:15

2251+158

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted (nk_rta not going through)

10

10:15

2251+158

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

One bump remains at the bottom of the beam. Could be due to the ice remaning at the top of the subreflector?

11

10:45

3C345

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

cancelled, better start with a track

12

10:45

3C345

track

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

13

10:45

3C345

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

14-18

11:00

3C345

focusliss

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

very unstable. Let's try again

19-23

11:00

3C345

focusliss

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

still bad fit of the focus data...

24

11:15

3C345

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

the atmospehere is very unstable (1000Jy variations over 1 minute, according to nk_rta)

25

11:15

2251+158

pointing /tune

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

testing /tune option, scan seem to be corrupted in nk_rta, NIKA did NOT tune during the first subscan!

26

11:15

2251+158

pointing /tune

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

27

11:15

2251+158

pointing /tune no

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

nk_rta ran through this time

28

11:15

2251+158

lissajous /tune yes

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

nk_rta OK, and tuning executed during first subscan (as expected)

29

11:15

2251+158

pointing /tune yes

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

trying after re-launching Elvin listener, but nk_rta fails, and no tuning executed during first subscan

30

11:45

Mars

track

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

trying to move on Mars and see if the focus and pointing are stable

31

11:45

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted -- It did not work because tuning was set to yes

32

11:45

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

XML file OK, but scan seems corrupted -- It did not work because tuning was set to yes

33

11:45

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

Bad pointing, unstable atmosphere

34

12:00

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

Repeating the pointing until it is good...

35

12:00

Mars

OTFMAP /tune yes

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

NIKA and nk_rta behaved as expected for OTFMAP /tune yes

36-40

12:00

Mars

focusliss

-2 -5 -1.1

0.4-0.5

Focus is good-ish, but the 1mm beam is ~14" at best

41

12:23

Mars

@cont_focusZ

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

testing lissajous /focus -2 -1 0 1 2 Z, but nk_rta fails to reduce this scan

42-46

12:30

Mars

focuslissX

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

best focus X at 0.7 at 1mm

47-51

12:30

Mars

focuslissY

-2 -5 -1.1

0.3-0.5

best focus Y at 0.7 as well

52-56

13:10

Mars

focusliss

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y)

0.3-0.5

best 1mm beam at 12.6" but unstable atmosphere

57

13:10

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y)

0.3-0.5

missing blocks...

58

13:10

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.7X 0.7Y)

0.3-0.5

some shoulders on the side of the beam are apparent

59

13:10

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y)

0.3-0.5

shape of the shoulders did change, but with ~similar intensity

60

13:40

Mars

cross

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y)

0.3-0.5

atmosphere is just too unstable for these measurements...

61

13:40

Mars

track

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y)

0.3-0.5

WARNING : Cap is on

62

13:40

Mars

pointliss

-2 -5 -1.1 (0.0X 0.0Y)

0.3-0.5

WARNING : Cap is on, we should measure only noise from the motors